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wliite initsloiver part. Fore-iuing : two transverse series of spots mucli 
as in Xiphares, but more apart as far as submedian nervure, where 
their junction forms a considerably wider marking ; hind-marginal 
spots smaller, indistinct, obscure-whitish, the two lowest slightly bluish- 
tinged. Hind-wing : central band generally broader, bat superiorly, as 
a rule, much reduced, and presenting above second subcostal nervule 
only one small separate portion ; between second median nervule and 
submedian nervure the band becomes white ; submarginal blue spots con- 
siderably larger and not so lunulate ; hind-marginal lunules yellowish- 
white or pale-yellow ; both the tails considerably longer and narrower. 
Under side. — Pale glossy olivaceous-ochreous, loith very thin Uue-hlach 
ivhite-edgcd sir ice {faintly marked in hind-wing) ; the olivaceous-iuhitish 
hand obsolete, or barely indicated by a slightly paler tint of the ground- 
colour ; submarginal markings all as in Xiphares, but much fainter, 
especially the violaceous lunules in hind-wing. 
$ BlaeJc, glossed with violaceous ; median band of fore-wing pure- 
white^ rather broad ; that of hind-iuing bluish-white shot with violaceous. 
Fore-wing : inner row of spots enlarged so as to form a very con- 
spicuous broad median band, commencing widely on costal edge, and 
extending to inner- marginal edge (near which it is widened and suffused 
with violaceous-bluish) ; outer row of spots obsolete except the upper 
two (rarely three) which are white ; hind-marginal spots wanting. 
Hind-iving : median band considerably narrower inferiorly than in 3^, 
but more developed superiorly, being prolonged to costal nervure ; sub- 
marginal spots and hind-marginal lunules as in ^. Under side. — 
Quite as in ^, except that white band of upper side of fore-wing is 
conspicuously reproduced, though not extending quite to costal edge or 
below submedian nervure. Tails of hind-wing longer than in ^, and 
narrower and slightly longer than in Xip)hares 
Larva. — Deeper or lighter green, closely granulated with yellow, 
on back ; light bluish-green or light bluish-grey on under surface ; 
a chrome-yellow lateral-inferior stripe from second segment to anal 
extremity, which is bifid into two acute processes of the same yellow as 
the stripes. On sixth and eighth segments the yellow stripes are con- 
nected by a backward-curved, almost semicircular, transverse, yellow 
stripe ; on back, just preceding the hinder portion of each transverse 
stripe, a dark-purple spot, composed of two small spots connected by 
indistinct purple lineolas. On each side of eleventh segment, a small 
yellow spot, just above longitudinal stripe. Head rather large, green, 
surmounted by four serrated green horns (of which the two middle 
ones are longer than the others and divergent) ; face and outer edge 
of horns bordered with yellow ; between the two middle horns a pair 
of small, acute, black-pointed tubercles. Feeds on the Flat-crown 
Acacia {Zygia fastigiata) in March and April. 
Pupa. — Light-green, slightly maculated with white. A silvery- 
white line running along curved edges of wing-covers to summit of 
